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Women of the struggle: Artist Sue Williamson with works from her series of photo portraits from the ongoing series All Our Mothers. Photo: Courtesy the artist and Goodman Gallery
ACTIVISM

The long and short of a 50-year artistic career

Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon

  • Charles Leonard
11 min read
During a previous court appearance the accused’s lawyer, Riaan du Plessis, told the court that there was a need to explore the mental state of his client at the time of the alleged incident. (Gemma Ritchie/M&G)
DROS

‘Dros rapist’: No bail application, pictures can be taken in court

Magistrate Mali Mokwena ruled that the media may take still photographs 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after court proceedings.

  • Gemma Ritchie
3 min read
Petitions from change.org and avaaz.org have gone viral on social media platforms.
RAPE TRIAL

Sudan death sentence ruling sparks international campaign

#JusticeForNoura has gained traction after Noura Hussein was sentenced to death for killing her husband after he allegedly attempted to rape her.

  • Arielle Schwartz
3 min read
Following the judgment
NPA

The price of the Warrior Woman’s freedom

The NPA has decided not to prosecute the mother who stabbed three men — after the massive public outcry that followed her arrest

  • Athandiwe Saba
4 min read
Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille.
MULTIMEDIA

Rape and (in)justice: 340 guilty verdicts from 3952 cases

A new study shows the dreadful reality of how the criminal justice system is failing victims of this ‘priority crime’ in SA.

  • Mia Malan
6 min read
Sickening: Jacob Zuma’s supporters gathered outside the court on the day Judge Willem van der Merwe acquitted him of rape.
JACOB ZUMA

Khwezi’s trial: A nauseating read

It’s 174 pages long, so you’ll need to have a strong stomach to get through it

  • Rebecca Davis
4 min read
GENDER DISCRIMINATION

The silent protest shed light on rape but many choose to see it as anti-Zuma

Anger over the government’s absolute failure to tackling gender-based violence has seen a resurgence of gender activism – and it’s young and militant.

  • Rebecca Davis
5 min read
Table Mountain has been named one of the seven wonders of nature.
CAPE TOWN

Khayelitsha teen rape accused appear in court

Two men have been arrested for the rape, murder of Sinoxolo Mafevuku, while another accused of raping a woman at the Rhodes Memorial appears in court.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
Bob Hewitt was indefinitely suspended from both the International Hall of Fame and the South Africa Sports and Arts Hall of Fame in 2012.
BOB HEWITT

Tennis star Bob Hewitt’s rape trial continues

Bob Hewitt showed no emotion when one of his accusers gave a harrowing testimony of how her former tennis coach sexually assaulted her.

  • Sapa
3 min read